VOV.VN - Hanoi can be proud to be the city with the most readers in Vietnam. Many new bookstores are popping up, and old ones have always attracted readers who collect antique and rare books or just like to be reminded of the good old days.

Events to mark the Day of Slavic Writing and Culture (May 24) were held in Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi on May 26.

The culture and people of the Netherlands grow closer to Da Nang residents through the “Dutch Day” held in the central coastal city on May 26.

Residents in Ho Chi Minh City are being treated to a weekend of good food at the Singapore Food Festival that opened in the city on May 26. 

VOV.VN - Seven of Vietnam’s top male models will take to the catwalk for a 2018 spring-summer fashion show by designer Do Manh Cuong in Lang Co, Hue City on May 26.

A new summer camp called “A Creative Summer–A Soul Summer Arts Experience” is going to take place in Ho Chi Minh City on July 2-20 to awaken the artistic potential of children.

VOV.VN -In what will be a first for the city, an exhibition of nude photography will open in early July in Hanoi.

A new circus performance will be showcased, promising to bring excitement and drama to audiences, especially children, according to artist Tong Toan Thang, deputy director of the Vietnam Circus Federation.

Water puppetry is among the traditional art forms most recommended for foreign visitors in Vietnam.

VOV.VN - With her collection "Black Moon Lighting”, Tuyet Le has become the first Vietnamese designer to win first prize at the Global Short Film Awards Festival as part of Cannes Film Festival in France.

Heritage Space and DomDom will present “4DOORS”, the second concert of the experimental musical performance series “Beyond Sound 2018” on May 25.

VOV.VN -Phan Thi Mo will represent Vietnam to compete at World Miss Tourism Ambassador beauty pageant, which is scheduled to take place in Thailand late July.

The art of Sri Lankan traditional costumes and fabric was introduced at a fashion event in Hanoi on May 24.

VOV.VN - The Vietnam- Azerbaijan Friendship Association (VAFA) and the Azerbaijan Embassy in Vietnam opened a photo exhibition in Hanoi on May 24 to mark the 100th anniversary of the Azerbaijani Democratic Republic.

VOV.VN - A wide variety of traditional folk games from different countries will be introduced at the Vietnam Museum of Ethnology on May 26-27 as part of activities to mark International Children’s Day.

VOV.VN - Miss Earth 2015 and Mister International 2018 attended a Ho Chi Minh City event on May 23.

VOV.VN - Thuy Dung, second runner-up of Miss Vietnam 2016, participated in the final recruitment and promotion day for the Miss Vietnam 2018 pageant in front of potential contestants from Hanoi University on May 23.

VOV.VN - Miss Universe Vietnam 2017 H’Hen Nie looked bright and beautiful in a yellow dress at a Ho Chi Minh City event on May 23.

The Singapore Food Festival will be held on May 26 and 27 at the Atrium of Saigon Centre in Ho Chi Minh City’s District 1 to celebrate the 45th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Vietnam and Singapore. 

UNESCO’s Global Report 2018 “Reshaping cultural policies: Advancing creativity for development” was launched in Hanoi on May 23, recognising the outcomes of the promotion of the diversity of cultural expressions.

VOV.VN -The elegant Ao dai (Vietnamese traditional dresses) has once again left a deep impression on international participants at the closing ceremony of the Cannes Film Festival being the dress of choice for several well-known celebrities.

VOV.VN -Miss Universe Vietnam 2015 Pham Huong joined the panel of judges casting their expert eyes over the Miss Sakura beauty pageant at the Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology and Education on May 22.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese representative Ngoc Lan Vy, 13, was announced as the winner of the Little Miss Universe pageant at the grand finale held in Turkey recently.

The Firebird Suite, an orchestral work for the ballet The Firebird by Russian composer Igor Stravinsky, will be performed in Ho Chi Minh City on May 27.

VOV.VN - With a capacity of more than 5,000 people, Four Seasons of Flavour (Huong Sac Bon Mua) at Sun World Danang Wonders is currently the largest food space in central Danang City.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese actress and former Tourism Ambassador Ly Nha Ky displayed her wide range of fashion tastes, wearing styles from classic to modern during the week of the Cannes Film Festival in France.

Internationally acclaimed flutist Nicolas Duchamp and pianist Hélène Jeanney will perform at Ho Chi Minh City’s International Cultural Exchange with France (IDECAF) on May 24 to mark the 100th death anniversary of French composer Debussy.

VOV.VN -First runner-up of Miss Vietnam 2014 Huyen My continued  promoting the Miss Vietnam 2018 beauty pageant and recruiting potential contestants from Thai Nguyen University on May 21.

A “Phu My Hung – Towards Children” festival will take place on May 27 at Crescent Lake in Phu My Hung town in Ho Chi Minh City's District 7.

VOV.VN - Huynh Pham Thuy Tien was the winner of FTUCharm 2018 in the grand finale of the beauty contest hosted by the Foreign Trade University in Ho Chi Minh City on May 20.